Top 20 Best Chess Players Ranking History (2000-2019)

Amazing to see just how Magnus Carlsen held on to the No. 1 spot since July of 2011, almost 8 years now, and never looked back since then. I wonder how this kind of video will pan out in the future.

Aeroflot Open Round 1 Called Off After Bomb Threat

Shortly after the start, the first round of the Aeroflot Open has been canceled due to a bomb threat at the venue, Hotel Cosmos in Moscow. The round has been postponed until tomorrow.

Scary! Now, even chess tournaments — at high levels that is — are subjects of bomb threats.

Grand Chess Tour 2019

Confirmed participants:

Tournaments and Dates:

  1. Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz, May 6 – 13, 2019, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
  2. Croatia GCT (Classical), June 24 – July 9, 2019, Zagreb, Croatia
  3. Paris Rapid & Blitz, July 26 – August 2, 2019, Paris, France
  4. St Louis Rapid & Blitz, August 8 – 15, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri USA
  5. Sinquefield Cup (Classical), August 15 – 30, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri USA
  6. Superbet Rapid & Blitz, November 4 – 11, 2019, Bucharest, Romania
  7. Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz, November 20 – 27, 2019, Kolkata, India

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